IDG Contributor Network: 7 requirements for the Enterprise of Things

Few companies have yet to formulate a strategy for dealing with the emerging use of both company deployed and users acquired "things."

Indeed, I expect most organizations to deal with the Enterprise of Things (EoT) the same way they did with mobile; wait and react to end user demands rather than proactively manage the resources. It didn't work well then and it won't work well now!

I recommend (rather strongly) that enterprises get ahead of the curve. It's the only way to maximize benefits and create a compelling business advantage. It's also the only way IT can cope and not have to react in a panic as it did when mobile devices achieved critical mass deployments.

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